The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-02-11
First ins. Feb. IL: last Feb. 20.
PROBATE NOTICE.
Articles of Incorporation
-oF THE
MdnkatO Coal, Oil and Mineral Company

MdnkatO Coal, Oil and Mineral COMPANY
We the undersigned associate ourselves as a
body corporate under title two l2l of chapter
thirtY-four l34l Of the General Statutes OF the
S ssa o. Minnesota and hereby adopt and sign
tho Following articles of incorporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name OF this corporation shall be The
Mankato Coal, OIL and Mineral Company, and
the general nature of its business shall be
prospecting for coal, oil and minerals, the
leasing and buying of lands and the selling of
products derived from such lands.
ARTICLE ii.
The principal place of business of this cor
poration shall be In the said City OF Mankato.
In the county of Blue Earth and State OF Min
nesota, and the time Of commencement of this
1881, and shall continue thirty years.
ARTICLE Ill
The amount OF the capital stock of this COR
poratiOn shall be fifty thousand dollars diyid-
ed into one Thousand shares OF fifty dollars
each, all OF which shall be paid in at the time
OF the commencement OF this corporation.
ARTICLE w.
Tho highest amount of Indebtedness which
this corporation shall be subject shall be ten
thousand dollars.
ARTICLE v.
The names and residence of the persons
forming this corporation are: P. Zimmerman,
MankatO, MINI; J. L. Ritter, Mankato. Mimi;
George e. Spotz, Philadelphia, Pa. /; j. Wagon.
Mankato, Mimi; p. A. Larson, Lake Crystal,
Mimi; W. T. Marston, Lake Crystal, MINI. |:
but, Mankato, Mimi; Ed. Weaver, Mankato.
MIMI: o. G. McCurdy, Mankato, Mimi. Lester
Patterson, Mankato, Mimi; A. p. Halfhill,
MankatO, MINI.
ARTICLE vi.
The government Of this corporation and the
m nf tfa off af oot,o ~,
board of five directors, who shall be stockhold-
ers, and shall be hereafter elected by the
stockholders at an annual meeting to be held
At the first meeting of the board of directors
after such annual election It shall elect a
President, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer TO which officers IL may delegate
any of its appropriate powers and duties.
ARTICLE VII
The names OF the first directors Of this cor.
porati0n shall be:
p. Zimmerman, Mankato, Mimi.
]. l.. Ritter, Mankato, MINI.
George e. Spotz, Philadelphia, Pa.
j. Wagon, Mankat0, Mimi.
r. a. Larson, Lake Crystal. MINI.
W.P. Marston, Lake Crystal. Mimi.
q. Il. Davis, Lake Crystal, Mimi
Harry Shaubut, Mankato, Mimi
Ed. Weaver, Mankato, Mimi
U. c. McCurdy, Mankato, Mimi.
Lester Patterson, Mankato, Mimi.
A. p. Halfhill, Mankato, Mimi.
In witness whereof we the above named I'm.
corporators have hereunto set our hands and
afiixed our seals this first day OF September
p. ZIMMERMAN, iseaI.l
o. G. MCCURDY, fSeal1
LESTER PATTERSON lSeaI1
A. p. HALFHILL, iSeaI1
q. e. SPOTZ, tSeaI1
JACOB WAGEN, fSeaI1
j. L. RITTER, fSeal1
HARRY SHAUBUT. iSeal.i
@. e. DAVIS iSeaI1
=. A. LARSON, fSeal1
w. p. MARSTON, iSeaI1
Eo. WEAVER, tSeal.l
STATE OF MINNESOTA, DEPARTMENT.
~ OF STATE.
hereby certify that the within instrumen,
was filed for record in this Office on the l4tI
day of january, A. ID. 1887, at O'Clock A. M.
and was duly recorded In Book p of Incorpor
alton on page Oil.
H. MATTSON,
azw4 Secretary of State.